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Dr. Seuss + Taxidermy = The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss Collection

Over 80 years ago Theodor Seuss Geisel created a series of awesome sculptures based on his own fantastical creature designs, his very own Collection of Unorthodox Taxidermy.

“The original works utilized actual remains of lions, rabbits, and deer that died at the Springfield Zoo where his father was a director. Geisel used these ears, antlers, and shells to form realistic copies of his 2D fictional characters and asked his wife Audrey Geisel to wait until after this death to reveal his works to the public. Audrey stayed true to his wish and waited until 1997, six years after his death, to begin commissioning the sculptures.”

17 resin casts of those original pieces, along with rare paintings and drawings, are currently part of a traveling exhibition entitled If I Ran the Zoo, showing at the LaMantia Gallery in Northport, NY from November 12th to the 27th, 2016.

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